Menorca in the Kingdom of Majorca and in the Kingdom of Aragon since the year 1298

Did you know that after the conquest by the Kingdom of Aragon, the history of Menorca runs parallel to that of Mallorca?

That’s right, from the year 1298 to the year 1343, Menorca was part of the Kingdom of Mallorca.

In the year 1343, Pedro IV the Ceremonious defeated the troops of the Kingdom of Majorca and fully incorporated the islands into the Kingdom of Aragon.

During its dependence on the Crown of Aragon, Menorca benefited from the commercial and maritime power that the Crown extended throughout the Mediterranean Sea.

Since the beginning of the 15th century, Menorca experienced its peculiar war of the siblings, the fights between forensic “noblemen” and the “peasant” citizens, and, in addition, it was at the mercy of the Moorish raids, which caused the island to almost depopulate.